NATO and Canada

Since its inception in 1949, Canada has played an integral role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its numerous military and non-military engagements. As a founding member, Canada’s involvement over the past 70 years has varied from troop deployment and training in Europe during much of the Cold War, to activity abroad in places like Afghanistan and Libya. The articles in the NATO and Canada program examine NATO’s operational history and Canada’s role from a multitude of perspectives. The NATO Association of Canada aims to supply Canadians with a greater insight into the inner workings of this long-standing alliance and its Canadian contributions.
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Canada’s Lack of Vision on NATO Surveillance

Canada recently withdrew from NATO’s surveillance programs citing budgetary concerns. Paul Pryce argues that this was a short-sighted decision.
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Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished: Observing the Verkhovna Rada Elections (Part 1/3)

Aaron Pinto was one of 90 Canadians sent to Ukraine to observe the country’s parliamentary elections in October.
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The Security-Development Nexus: The Prison of Old Concepts (part 2/3)

Emily Robinson explains intervening states and organizations such as NATO or the UN have to strike a balance during interventions in the global South.
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Recap: Montreal Roundtable of the Rise of ISIS

Points from Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC) roundtable on the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Misogyny Kills: Remember the Montreal Massacre

The École Polytechnique massacre was a horrific crime. It was also the brutal, explicit assertion of an ideology that is usually hidden. Marc Lépine said he was “fighting feminism.” He said he wanted to stop women from “seizing [the advantages] accorded to men.” He said they had ruined his life. Fast-forward 25 years after December 6, 1989. This Read More…